truthfulness

[Dream]

I was just at the bookstore and looking at the small section on Philosophy, etc. and came across a book called the Anthology of Atheism with several different authors. I randomly opened it and somebody was talking about how Paul never seemed to quote Jesus but instead would argue to make his own points, and that this somehow meant that Paul's works were not Christian? Don't answer that. Anyway, I was actually looking for books about/by Spinoza. I was going to get the Cambridge Companion to Spinoza, but I didn't want to pay 30$ for it. Worse, the inexpensive Dover copy of Spinoza's works was typeset using the "Headache Ultralight" font. Fortunately, Spinoza's works are on gutenberg.org , so I'll just browse them in the font of my choice.

[mee]

Originally Posted by Dream

I randomly opened it and somebody was talking about how Paul never seemed to quote Jesus but instead would argue to make his own points, and that this somehow meant that Paul's works were not Christian? .

i like this verse in.... 1 CORINTHIANS 2;1-5....
And so I, when I came to YOU, brothers, did not come with an extravagance of speech or of wisdom declaring the sacred secret of God to YOU. 2 For I decided not to know anything among YOU except Jesus Christ, and him impaled. 3 And I came to YOU in weakness and in fear and with much trembling; 4 and my speech and what I preached were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of spirit and power, 5 that YOUR faith might be, not in men’s wisdom, but in God’s power.
1 CORINTHIANS 2;1-5


An Example Worthy of Imitation. In view of his faithfulness in copying Christ’s example, the apostle Paul could say: "Become imitators of me." (1Co 4:16; 11:1; Php 3:17)